Speing fok holding cloth in sewing machines



T. H KING; SPRING FOR HOLDING CLOTH IN SEWING MACHINES.

No. 65.395. Patented'June 4, 1867,

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THEODORE E. KING, OF PAINESVILLE, onto. Letters Patent No. 65,395, dated June 4, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING FOR HOLDING CLOTH IN SEWING MACHINES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY'CONCERN:

Be it. known that I, T. E. KING, of Painesvillc, in the county of Lake, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Tension Spring for Sewing Machines; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l'is a view of the edge of the spring.

Figure 2 is a view of the side.

Figure 3. is a detached end view.

Like letters refer to like parts.

In preparingthe work for the sewing machine '11; is necessary, when two parts of the cloth are lapped or folded together for'the seam, to best-e them so that the parts may not become displaced or fulled in while being' sewed; also, when thus bested, both hands are required to hold the work on the machine, and thereby give to it ai'dcgree of tension that shall draw the folded parts straight and even, so that the seam when finished will be straight and free from all gathers or puckers This is a matter of no little trouble, and the seams are often filled with gathers when they should be straight and smooth. With the use of this spring time and labor are saved and the seam made smooth without a ucker.

This spring consists of the strip of steel A, or it can he made of any elastic material desired suitable for this purpose, which is curved in the form shownin fig. 1. On each end of the spring are two points or pins, B, an end view of which is shown in fig. 3.

\Vhen the cloth is folded or placed as desired to be sewed, the spring is then taken in the hands and the ends pressed slighly towards each other, and the points or pins 13 referred to pressed into the cloth. Then when the hands are removed the tension will spring back to its former position, and by means of the pointsplaced in the cloth straighten it smooth and even between the ends of said spring, and the cloth can he sowed, and then the spring moved along until the seam is finished, placing it on the cloth in the way described, holding it even and tightwhile being'sewed.

By the use ofthis there is no fear of the cloth gathering, and when the spring is removed the seam will be straight and free from all pnckers, for with the use of the spring the cloth can be sewed with or without basting.

In making the spring any elastic material. may he used, and instead of the ends hcing curved round they can be at right angles to the side of the spring, and the ends provided with one, two, or more points.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The tcnsion spring constructed substantially as herein set forth for the purpose described.

THEODORE E. KING.

Witnesses;

W. H. Bunnmon, J. HOLMES. 

